WRAD-FM
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|---|---|
| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 101.7MHz |
| Branding | "Talk Radio WRAD" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Monticello MediaLLC |
| WBRW,WVXL,WPSK-FM,WRAD | |
| History | |
First air date | 1965 |
Former call signs |
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Call signmeaning | Radford |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73918 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,800 watts |
| HAAT | 20 meters (66 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°8′33″N80°34′39″W/ 37.14250°N 80.57750°W |
| Repeater(s) | 1460WRAD(Radford) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WRAD-FM(101.7MHz) is acommercialradio station licensed toRadford, Virginia,servingPulaskiandMontgomery Countiesin Virginia. Itsimulcastsatalk radioformatwith co-ownedWRADat 1460kHz.Programming is also heard onFM translator103.5 W278AJ inBlacksburg, Virginia.[3]
WRAD-AM-FM are owned byMonticello MediaLLC. The studios and offices are on Lee Highway in Radford. WRAD-FM has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 5,800 watts. Thetransmitteris on Lee Highway (U.S. Route 11) inFairlawn, Virginia,near theNew River.[4]
Programming
[edit]Much of the weekday schedule on WRAD-AM-FM isnationally syndicated.Hosts includeBrian Kilmeade,Charlie Kirk,Sean Hannity,Ben Shapiro,Dave RamseyandRed Eye Radio.Weekends feature shows on money, health, real estate, guns and technology. Weekend hosts includeKim KomandoandTom Gresham,as well as repeats of weekday shows. Most hours begin with an update fromFox News Radio.
History
[edit]The stationsigned onthe air in 1965. At first, it was asimulcastofWRAD(1460 AM), which had begun in 1950. Over the years, the FM station tried several different formats, with newcall signs:WRIQ, WNRV-FM, WBXW, WWBU. In 2018, it returned to its original call letters, WRAD-FM, as it began simulcasting atalk radioformat with its AMsister station.
WRAD-AM-FM had been owned and operated byCumulus Media,Inc.[5]On September 6, 2018, Cumulus Media announced it would sell itsBlacksburgcluster toMonticello Media.[6]The sale was approved December 1, 2018.[7]
References
[edit]- ^"Call letters"(PDF).Broadcasting.April 24, 1978. p. 67.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WRAD-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Radio-Locator /W278AJ
- ^Radio-Locator /WRAD-FM
- ^"WRAD Facility Record".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^Cumulus Sells Blacksburg Cluster To Monticello Media
- ^Six areas radio stations sold
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 73918 (WRAD)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WRADinNielsen Audio's FM station database